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Tested version 1.8.3 and of course Riston's macros installed and worked fine. And with some care, the old Nik Collection works under 1.8.3 Thanks for the feedback.

Yes, I know I am behind in versions. But I am still testing version 1.8 and how it may impact the use of the old Nik Collection. Aside from a few minor quirks, that Nik Collection works fine in 1.7.2. I will do some more testing on 1.8. And it makes sense that the newer macros will not work in 1.7. Thanks for the feedback and the information.

I did download another copy of the macros file; it is 398 KB is size (under macOS). I have attached the file. I tried to import it into Affinity Photo. I got the same error message. If it should make a difference, I am using version 1.7.2 of Affinity Photo JR - Astrophotography 32-bit(1).afmacros

I watched James Riston's Youtube lecture on processing astrophotos with Affinity Photo. I downloaded the macro pack he created. However, when I try to import the macros I get the following error: "Unexpected Macros Format"; then it lists the path to the macros file. The name of the macros file is: JR - Astrophotography 32-bit.afmacros. I was using the Library panel for the import. Has anyone tried to import this macro pack? Has anyone had success? I wonder what I am missing. Thanks.

Just upgraded to v.1.7.2. Immediately did some initial testing with the "old" Nik Collection (which was already installed under v.1.6.11). So far, Dfine, Presharpen, and Color Efex work fine. Thank you Serif for figuring out the issue between the "old" Nik Collection and v.1.7 and getting it fixed. You save me and I am sure others from wasting the money on Nik Collection 2. Good job!

Thanks MEB. I am checking out that thread.

Another "vote" for Affinity Photo v.1.7.0 breaking the old Nik Collection (system: MacOS El Capitan, 10.11.6). I reinstalled Affinity Photo 1.6.11 using the "replace" option in MacOS. Although the right side of the Affinity Photo window seems to have some "left over" from v.1.7.0. The old Nik Collection is now functional again. On a side note, based on my few experiments with v.1.7.0, it seemed slower than v.1.6.11. Image adjustments (including Nik) and exporting were/are faster in v.1.6.11 than I encountered with v.1.7.0. The Nik situation aside, it seems strange that Serif would issue an update/upgrade that is slower than the previous version. And for those considering Nik Collection 2, here is some info on DxO's "philosophy". I am also a user of DxO PhotoLab (previously just DxO) as part of my Raw processing. I have been receiving emails from DxO about Nik Collection 2 and their "special" offer of only $100 for this new version. The offer includes the ESSENTIAL ("Lite") version of PhotoLab; I have the ELITE version. As far as DxO is concerned, it does not matter - you get no discount even if you have another DxO product. So I plan to be satisfied with Affinity Photo v.1.6.11 and the old Nik Collection. Between DxO and Serif, I see no need to go any farther.

+1. This feature would be incredibly useful for astrophotographers. And it would also gain Affinity Photo a lot of new users.